Using a home vacuum seal machine I decided to make up a few emergency lighter kits.

I cut the vacuum bags to size and inserted a (mini) lighter, a square of cotton wool and a couple of my favourite (mini) fire tinders.

Once sealed, I cut a couple of notches in the top of the packs (outside the sealed area), so that the bags can be ripped open by hand without needing a cutting tool.

I’m very pleased with the results: